Justice Brennan - U.S. Supreme Court
Nina Totenberg, on NPR's All Things Considered of Nov. 24, reports about the publication of a biography, Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion, which offers much detailed inside information about the operation of the Court in the years 1956-1990.
9 min, transcript available
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Judges and Judging in the U.S.
The Goldfarb Center at Colby College in conjunction with the State-Federal Judicial Council for Maine and the Maine Council on Social Studies has produced a video which contains interviews with many state and federal judges and a detailed (29 page) study guide. The judges talk about how they became interested in the law ("all judges had lives before they became judges..."), their experiences in law school and in their first jobs as lawyers, why they decided to become judges, how they were chosen (election or appointment), examples of prejudice against women. The video goes on to describe the working of the judiciary (state and federal) at the trial and appellate levels.
54 min. no transcript, quicktime
Interesting and useful, but it's best not to watch too closely or you will probably be distracted by the lack of syncronization of lips and sound.
The Goldfarb Center at Colby College in conjunction with the State-Federal Judicial Council for Maine and the Maine Council on Social Studies has produced a video which contains interviews with many state and federal judges and a detailed (29 page) study guide. The judges talk about how they became interested in the law ("all judges had lives before they became judges..."), their experiences in law school and in their first jobs as lawyers, why they decided to become judges, how they were chosen (election or appointment), examples of prejudice against women. The video goes on to describe the working of the judiciary (state and federal) at the trial and appellate levels.
54 min. no transcript, quicktime
Interesting and useful, but it's best not to watch too closely or you will probably be distracted by the lack of syncronization of lips and sound.
Monday, November 08, 2010
John Bell on foreign examples used in comparative law
Professor John Bell of the University of Cambridge Law School gave the 9th annual Bernstein lecture at Duke University Law School on Feb. 23, 2010. The subject was "The Relevance of Foreign Examples to Legal Development." Bell makes three claims: governance through law is a universal and global activity and therefore its application cannot be confined to a specific jurisdiction; institutional activities of legislating and deciding cases are part of a conversation that extends beyond jurisdictional boundaries; and arguments based on foreign experience have only a limited persuasive status in national legal reasoning and therefore require discussion at a general rather than specific level.
The lecture is available with RealAudio, downloadable as a video through iTunes or just audio.
Professor John Bell of the University of Cambridge Law School gave the 9th annual Bernstein lecture at Duke University Law School on Feb. 23, 2010. The subject was "The Relevance of Foreign Examples to Legal Development." Bell makes three claims: governance through law is a universal and global activity and therefore its application cannot be confined to a specific jurisdiction; institutional activities of legislating and deciding cases are part of a conversation that extends beyond jurisdictional boundaries; and arguments based on foreign experience have only a limited persuasive status in national legal reasoning and therefore require discussion at a general rather than specific level.
The lecture is available with RealAudio, downloadable as a video through iTunes or just audio.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
The E.U. and the U.S.
Sergio Fabbrini, Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at the University of Trento, Italy, spoke on September 27th at Duke University Law School about on his most recent book, "Compound Democracies: Why the United States and Europe are Becoming Similar."
58 min, RealAudio, no transcript
Sergio Fabbrini, Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at the University of Trento, Italy, spoke on September 27th at Duke University Law School about on his most recent book, "Compound Democracies: Why the United States and Europe are Becoming Similar."
58 min, RealAudio, no transcript
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
How Some U.S. State Laws Are Written
NPR's Morning Edition has a two-part series showing how private prison companies worked to draft, then enact the harsh Arizona immigration law so they could build and fill new prisons.
October 28, 2010 - Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law
7 min 47 sec - transcript available
October 29, 2010 - Shaping State Laws With Little Scrutiny
7 min 46 sec - transcript available
NPR's Morning Edition has a two-part series showing how private prison companies worked to draft, then enact the harsh Arizona immigration law so they could build and fill new prisons.
October 28, 2010 - Prison Economics Help Drive Ariz. Immigration Law
7 min 47 sec - transcript available
October 29, 2010 - Shaping State Laws With Little Scrutiny
7 min 46 sec - transcript available
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